Category: Communication

Are You A Maximizer or a Minimizer? »

Have you ever noticed that in your romantic relationships that one person usually plays the more active role and one plays the more passive role? Have you ever noticed that one person seems to be the “pursuer” and…

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The Relationship Bill of Rights »

I’ve been teaching a graduate class in Marriage and Family Therapy this semester and the focus of one class was on Virginia Satir, an incredible pioneer of family therapy.  She taught about the “Bill of Rights” for relationships…

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Four Daily Keys For A Successful Relationship »

People are always asking me for some easy tips to make their relationship better.  I don’t know if anything is ever “easy” yet I’ve got some information that is certainly very straightforward to implement and very logical as…

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A Feeling New Year »

It seems to me that for the most part, New Year’s resolutions focus on the tangible, focus on “stuff,” focus on material things. Or we focus on what we want to REMOVE from our lives –

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It’s All In The Kiss! »

“A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.”

-Ingrid Bergman

A patient of mine asked me the other day if the way someone kisses is an indicator of how good…

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Facebook and Divorce: Think Before You Post! »

There’s a new article from Time Magazine about “Facebook and Divorce” which raises the subject of “too much information.”  We all use social networking (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.) to connect.  What happens, however, when we choose to disconnect?

Who’s had…

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5 Ways To Have A Better, More Passionate Relationship! »

There’s a great article out on “O” from five relationship experts, one of whom is Harville Henrix, the creator of Imago Relationship Therapy, which I have studied and am certified in.  I encourage you all to read it and the…

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You Have A C.H.O.I.C.E. To Have A Passionate, Romantic Relationship! »

This is a quick post to let you know that you do have a C.H.O.I.C.E. in having your relationship be more of how you’d like it to be, including more passionate and more romantic. Remember the following acronym and it…

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Recession Proof Your Relationship! Passion Pays! »

Recent posts on the Internet seem to indicate that couples counseling is on the rise with the falling economy. Making your relationship a top priority and working to improve it makes sense to me for a number of reasons.

1.…

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Have Fun In Your Relationship! »

It continues to surprise me that couples pay me large sums of money to tell them to do things that seem pretty obvious. “Go to a movie together!” “Go to a concert!” “Check into the ‘no tell motel’ and have a quickie with

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